Last week we read a looooot of text, covering the second half of the Gideon story. We looked at Gideon's demise and the repercussions that flowed into the next generation. Where Gideon, despite his fears and doubts, still listened to God. His son did not. Things in Israel were getting worse and worse.

This week though you get a week off from the usual voice, instead you get to hear the wise words of a professor, Dr Kit Barker. Dr Barker is an Old Testament lecturer who has a keen interest in the book of judges and he will be opening up for us the story of our next judge: Jephthah, the son of a prostitute.